But having just read (and thoroughly enjoyed) Richards’s autobiography, “Life,” I can assure you that there were dozens of lessons about life, business, creativity, and teamwork buried within his insanely wild life story.

After all, you don’t keep a band like the Rolling Stones together and on top for 50 some odd years (and some of the years were very, very odd) without learning a few things along the way. Here are 14 business lessons I gleaned from “Life:”